Aurobindo Pharma

Mr. P.V.Ramaprasad Reddy, (54)
Non-Executive Director
Mr. P.V. Ramaprasad Reddy, a postgraduate in Commerce, is a promoter of the Company. Prior to promoting Aurobindo Pharma in 1986, he held management positions in various pharmaceutical companies. He leads strategic planning of the Company.

Mr. K.Nityananda Reddy, (54)
Wholetime Director & Vice Chairman
Mr. K. Nityananda Reddy, holds a Master's Degree in Science (Organic Chemistry) and has been associated with the Company from the initial days as a promoter, and is versatile with the manufacturing technology. He supervises the overall affairs of the Company.

Mr. M. Madan Mohan Reddy, (51)
Wholetime Director
He has a Master's Degree in Science (Organic Chemistry) and held top managerial positions in leading pharma companies. He commands valuable experience in regulatory affairs of the pharma industry. Prior to joining the Company, he was working as the Managing Director of M/s. Srichakra Remedies Limited.

Dr. M.Sivakumaran, (66)
Wholetime Director
He holds a Master's Degree in Science and has been awarded a Ph.D in Organic Chemistry. He has about 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He is responsible for the technological evolution of the Company. Dr. M. Sivakumaran looks after research and development, new product development and total quality management.

Mr. M.Sitarama Murthy, (66)
Independent Director
He is a B.Sc., (Hons.) graduate and a M.Sc., (Electronics) postgraduate. He is professionally qualified as CAIIB, with all India 1st Rank in PartII. Mr. Murthy has over three decades of experience as a banker and has held various positions in Nationalised Banks. He retired as Managing Director & CEO of State Bank of Mysore, Bangalore, in the year 2003. His specialised areas of interest are International Banking, Foreign Exchange, Money Markets, Funds Management, Credit Management, Rural Development, Computerisation, Commercial Law and Systems and Procedures. He has authored several books on banking systems and contributes regular articles to financial magazines / newspapers.

D. Rajagopala Redddy, (53)
Independent Director
A non-executive independent Director of the Company, Dr. D. Rajagopala Redddy holds a Masters Degree in Science and has been awarded a Ph. D in Organic Chemistry. He has about 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Mr.K.Ragunathan, (48)
Independent Director & Non-Executive Chairman
Mr.K.Ragunathan is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He is one of the leading Management Consultants of India possessing expertise in Management Consulting, Enterprise Software Processes, business transaction structuring, corporate law procedures and compliances, capital market and depository operation related consulting etc. He has over 24 years of experience in consulting services. He is a certified Management Consultant affiliated to International Council of Management Consulting Institutes.

Mr.P.Sarath Chandra Reddy, (27)
Non-Executive Director
He is a graduate of Business Administration. He is a second generation entrepreneur and belongs to the promoter group. He has gained experience in general management and expertise in project executions.

Dr. C. Channa Reddy (67)
Independent Director
He is presently Director Emeritus, the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University. Earlier, he was Director of the Institute and Chairman of Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences of the Pennsylvania State University. He was awarded PhD in biochemistry by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and received his Post doctoral Fellowship in Bio-organic chemistry from the Pennsylvania State University.
He is an authority on molecular aspects of biological oxidation reactions. These include redox based regulation of gene expression, mechanistic and physiological studies on myo-inositol oxygenase and glutathione S-tranferases and eicosanoid biosynthesis. He has several research accomplishments and over 125 publications and has presented more than 300 papers in seminars across the globe. He has been a member of PhD thesis committees and has guided 30 scholars to complete their PhD programs.
He has been a consultant to several multinational pharmaceutical companies and brings to Aurobindo Pharma immense knowledge and experience in a valuable field of applied sciences.

Mr.N.Govindarajan, (44)
Managing Director
Mr. N.Govindarajan, (43), is a B.E (Mechanical) from Annamalai University. He has more than 20 years of experience across a variety of domains such as Bulk Drugs, CRAMS, Finished Dosages and Biotechnology.

He joined Aurobindo Pharma Limited as Chief Executive Officer (API and CRAMS) w.e.f 7th October, 2010. Mr. N.Govindarajan oversees the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) Operations and CRAMS business of the company.

Prior to joining Aurobindo Pharma, Mr. N.Govindarajan served as the Managing Director and CEO of Shasun Pharmaceuticals Limited.